In Woods Expo in Hot Springs, AR.

I flew into Little Rock on the 24th and checked out the Capital Building.

I continued on to Paris- Arkansas unfortunately. It was a beautiful drive! Stopped at Mt. Magazine, the highest point in the state, 2,753 feet above sea level. Ate lunch at the new lodge overlooking the Petit Jean River Vally and Blue Mountain Lake. It was spectacular!

Thursday afternoon I walked the show. It was a busy place with the chippers, grinders, loaders and all of the heavy equipment.

I made time to peek into one of the Bath Houses in Hot Springs. They must have been something in their time! Next time I'm going to relax in one of those hot tubs.

I tried to squeeze too much into 3 days!

2007 ATHENA International Conference in Chicago

April 16-18, 2007

Rita Shisler, Traci Hanger-Hoffman and I left Sunday afternoon for Chicago. Needless to say there wasn't a moment of silence for 6 hours except when we had 15 miles left and no gas station in sight. It was REAL quiet for 10 miles until we got gas, with only 5 miles worth of gas left in the tank.

Monday we walked Michigan Ave to shop at American Girl, Hershey's, Ghiradelli's and Victoria Secret. We stopped to rest at the Millenium Park.

Monday evening was a dinner cruise with 100 women. It was a gorgeous evening!

ATHENA celebrated 25 years anniversary of advancing women’s leadership. Workshops included topics such as “Unleashing the confident, empowered woman,” “Lessons of leadership, leaders who build a highly motivated and energized workplace” and “The Courage Code: It’s yours. Break it. Own it. Use it.”
Speakers included Karenna Gore Schiff, author of Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America, Shinae Chun, Director of the Women’s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor and Ronna Lichtenberg, author of Pitch Like a Girl: How A Woman Can Be Herself And Still Succeed.